Tesla and Toyota Are Considering Jointly Developing a Small Electric SUV Platform

Torque News ^ | March 29, 2021 | Armen Hareyan

[SunkenCiv]

Choi Won-seok reports in the Korean Ghosun Libo news publication that according to an official from the Japanese automotive industry Toyota and Tesla have been reviewing the partnership since last year and are approaching the final stage.

Here are some of the highlights of Toyota Tesla partnership. When the partnership with Toyota is established, Tesla will be able to launch a compact SUV EV at low cost using the Toyota platform.

The Ghosun IIbo is the biggest newspaper in SK. A Tesla source Sawyer Merritt, tweets that he has been told "the reporter of the story is also highly regarded. We'll see if it's true."

Toyota provides the vehicle platform to Tesla, and instead, Tesla provides some of the electronic control platform and software technology installed in its vehicle to Toyota.

When the partnership with Toyota is established, Tesla will be able to launch a compact SUV electric vehicle at low cost using the Toyota platform. In addition, Tesla's sales in Japan, which are around 1,000 units per year, are likely to increase significantly.

[SunkenCiv]

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[SunkenCiv]

Toyota Just Challenged Tesla With This New EV SUV Unveiled at Shanghai
By Armen Hareyan G+ Mar 15 2021 - 9:48pm
https://www.torquenews.com/video/toyota-just-challenged-tesla-new-ev-suv-unveiled-shanghai

[cableguymn]

Ok.

When it functions like a gas car in range and fueling let me know.

[SunkenCiv]

The 2021 Toyota Rav4 Prime is simply a fantastic vehicle. 42 miles of electric range, a 2.5L engine for a total combined driving range of nearly 600 miles, 302 combined horsepower, zero-to-sixty in under 6 seconds, 2,500 lb towing capacity, plenty of cargo space, 8.3 inches of ground clearance, and a clever AWD system. There’s an electric motor for both the front and rear axle which are independently controlled, also allowing for AWD in EV only mode. Perhaps the most impressive feature, is that while packaging all of those motors and batteries, it still manages to fit a spare tire in the back.

The Rav4 Prime is like a combination between a Subaru Forester and a Tesla Model Y, and that's a good thing! It's a no compromise solution towards creating lower emission vehicles, so the obvious question becomes: could a Rav4 Prime actually be better for the environment than a Tesla?Is A Toyota SUV "Greener" Than A Tesla? | Engineering Explained | 240,014 views | 2,515 Comments | Mar 10, 2021 | 2.96M subscribers

[Roman_War_Criminal]

Didn’t Apple and KIA partner up last month also?

[Deo et patriae]

Sounds like a great idea for the small SUV people but,
with these two I expect the price will be way more than I am willing to pay.

[monkeyshine]

Yes, according to news I read.

[Seruzawa]

Maybe Tesla can finally sell something with a decent fit and finish.

[Roman_War_Criminal]

I thought I read that here somewhere.
Thanks!

[SunkenCiv]

Didn't work out. Apple's subsequently (maybe simultaneously) in talks with BMW. Apple's already got iPhone 12 production in India for the Indian market, and Tesla moves quickly and has been getting a toe in in India as well. I'd guess that Apple's eventual partner(s) will be building the Apple car in India, sometime by 2030.

• Exclusive: India woos Tesla with offer of cheaper production costs than China

[packagingguy]

The technology just isn’t there yet to make electric cars practical as your only vehicle. Someday we will have better batteries and perhaps charging stations with faster charging times, perhaps by using supercapacitors. Question is how will we generate enough electricity?

[Roman_War_Criminal]

Surprised Apple trusts India to build cars.

[cableguymn]

We won’t

That’s why this pipe dream won’t fly.

[SunkenCiv]

some other Engineering Explained vid titles:

Everything That’s Wrong With My Tesla Model 3 - Quality Problems
Why Electric Cars Are So Cheap To Drive - My Tesla Model 3 Electric Bill
How Does The Tesla Model 3 Handle Snow?
I Traded My Tesla For The Model 3 Performance - Regret Buying Mid-Range
Living With An Electric Car Changed My Mind
Are Electric Cars Worse For The Environment? Myth Busted

https://www.youtube.com/user/EngineeringExplained/videos

[alternatives?]

Nothing about: Where is all the electricity coming from?

[jonascord]

"Nothing about: Where is all the electricity coming from?"

Unicorn farts.

Besides, why should proles like you need transportation? $3 trillion in "infrastructure" will be used to build housing complexes next to the People's Factory #17. That way, you can walk to work.

[SunkenCiv]

The electricity will come from the usual places.

[nascarnation]

I’m sure that India can build world class quality if the right management and systems are put in place. I do know on the component level they are taking business away from China, so no reason to think they can’t move up the chain.

[alternatives?]

“The electricity will come from the usual places.”

More nuclear power plants?

More dams?

Burning more coal?

Burning more oil?

[DAC21]

“When it functions like a gas car in range and fueling let me know”

Fascist Democrats will tell you when you will buy your EV.